Threat

A one-page "superlite" solo microRPG that replicates the kind of horror movie where an ensemble cast of skilled but flawed people are trapped in a dark place with a terrifying threat waiting to snatch them at any moment. There’s plenty of intrigue, dark secrets, and broken relationships to keep things interesting. It’s fast, cyclic, and incredibly lethal; your pool of actors essentially serves as hit points. So don’t get too attached!

  • AW-style tiered resolution, with an assembled modifier.
  • Playbooks, with fillable character sheets*.
  • Abstract Round structure, with the flexibility to direct like a movie.
  • Ensemble play; you control one of six actors at a time, jumping between them.
  • Quite a few tables.
Author(s): 
Game Type: 
Powered by the Apocalypse
Crunch: 
2 - Focus/Imagination
Players: 
1
GM?: 
No
Free?: 
Yes
Excerpt: 

You had to come.
Had to.
The others count on you, but you can’t trust them.
There’s something out there.
Something hungry.
Will you survive?
What will it cost?

Have you played it?